The invention of sacred tradition is an anthology that includes a serious study of the origin and nature of the urantia book. The urantia book 4 mosteller and wallace methods of stylometry indicates at least nine authors were involved, and by comparatively analyzing the book against sadlers the mind at mischief, does not indicate authorship or extensive editing by sadler, without ruling out the possibility of limited edits. I have been reading the urantia book for about two years and its like i just recently began to see how amazing it really is. In short, the urantia book aka urantia papers aka the fifth epochal revelation developed between 19241955 ad from unknown sources. It appears that it might be appropriate to change the topic heading from the urantia book to simply urantia with the urantia book as a sub heading. The ubhs library makes the history of the urantia book movement available to the public. The british study edition of the urantia papers the urantia book.
The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. With the most comprehensive and uptodate collection of all available urantia book translations. The urantia book does give us an idea of one such planet in paper 72. It is comprised of 196 papers dealing with everything from life after death, to the entire history of our planet known as urantia, hence its name the urantia book. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book. Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. Professor lewis drew freely from our history as well as. The urantia book by multiple authors, hardcover barnes. Universal farther then go ahead to the next four papers. This text conforms to urantia standard reference text committee 2008 recommendations. I am amazed by the urantia book questions about the. The british study edition of the urantia papers is an edition of the fifth epochal revelation also known as the urantia book with metric units.
The life of jesus, designated in the urantia book as the fourth epochal revelation, ub 61 is said to have redeemed the planet of the blunders of rebellion. The urantia book has been condensed to a manageable 480 pages. The urantia book aka urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual philosophical book that originated in chicago someti. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The urantia book presents an integrated world view composed from the concepts and ideas of more than 2,000 individuals who have contributed to the fields of. The reception of the urantia papers as they were originally called was. The papers were later combined with an index and published in 1955 as the urantia book. The urantia book online unabridged urantia papers the urantia book. If you wish to read the plain text version of the book, please click here.
The urantia book is a remedial effort, four revelations rolled into one. On the urantia book paper focused resources, under read research navigation link, the view provides access to highly recommended resources related to particular papers. A thorough examination of the evidence of a link between the sleeping prophet and t he urantia book. The great cult mystery, he sets forth the full range of evidence to support this conclusion. I have found no other book that synthesizes science, philosophy, and religion into such a coherent and convincing whole. Ive been reading the ub for 40 years and, imho, its the mt. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition. The standard reference text srt of the fifth epochal revelation has been used as a base of this translation. The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr. Overview of the book the urantia book is 2,097 pages long, and consists of an introductory statement followed by 196 papers divided into five parts. The origin of the urantia papers the urantia book was first published in 1955.
Answers to enduring questions of human existence a book about life after death, the nature of reality, god, science, and the future. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 2097 pages and is available in hardcover format. Meredith justin sprunger 484 pages, 7 x 10 format, the complete unauthorized material updated, indexed, and featuring over 110 illustrations and exhibits. For fifty years the channel for the urantia papers has remained a complete mystery. Jan 23, 2012 the urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. The british study edition of the urantia papers has the following main features. Recently, ive been returning to the catholic faith in which i was raised. This is the illustrated version of the urantia book. Speculation has suggested wilfred kellogg as a likely candidate, but evidence has never supported this theory. Note that these resources can also be found when reading the urantia book online. Detailed contents of the illustrated urantia book this is the 2010 standardized text of the urantia book. Pdf the urantia book book by urantia foundation free. Paperauthorpage 000foreworddivine counselor1 part ithe central and superuniverses nr.
But a book can only reach so many planetary sectors and different types of human beings at the same time. Its purpose is to mitigate the lingering effects of rebellion and default, and continue the rehabilitation of urantia by machiventa and christ michael. A parallel and harmony of the urantia book and the bible. It is exceedingly difficult to present enlarged concepts and advanced truth, in our.
Believers in the mysterious urantia book maintain that it is an epochal revelation. And who wrote them down in the massive volume that has come to be known as the urantia book. But the alleged revelations from extraplanetary personalities apparently began early in the twentieth century. The urantia revelation is a credible and rich source of information on extraterrestrials.
How the urantia papers came to be according to the revelators compiled by ralph zehrthis revelation was ordained by the father himself and announced by jesus to his apostles on mount olivet in conjunction with foretelling his second coming. Seemed time for a new archive and a nice, fresh discussion page. The urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. The second edition of a history of the urantia papers is well written and was well researched by mullins. To the very end andrew remained dean of the apostolic corps. All we knew were conflicting rumors, fragmented stories and mysterious mandates about what took place from early in the twentieth century until late in 1955. The foreword is presented as a guide to the terminology developed in greater detail in part i, and provides an. Feb 11, 20 page 1 of 2 i am amazed by the urantia book posted in questions about the urantia papers. The urantia papers he refers to were received over several years in the 1930s by a group of people known as the contact commission.
In fact, i believe that that the urantia book is more compatible with catholicism than with. This text displays the standard referencing system numbers front matter. Aug 25, 2019 ive been reading the ub for 40 years and, imho, its the mt. Just hover over the yellow book icon in the upper right. Paperauthorpage 001the universal fatherdivine counselor21 002the nature of goddivine counselor33 003the attributes of goddivine counselor44 004gods relation to the universedivine counselor54 005gods relation to the ind.
Meredith justin sprunger 484 pages, 7 x 10 format, the complete unauthorized material updated, indexed, and featuring over 110 illustrations and. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. The papers, of which this is one, constitute the most recent presentation of truth to the mortals of urantia. Urantia book, he refused to reveal two crucial facts. Eve, melchizedek, and michael of nebadon aka jesus of nazareth. Of origin in the trinity, they are also known as trinity teacher sons. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934. The main characters of this spirituality, religion story are. Those of us who measure our readership in decades rather than in years recall a time when it was virtually forbidden to discuss the origin of the urantia book. Translations not otherwise otherwise designated below are ed by urantia foundation and offered here by permission. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in.
Page 1 of 2 i am amazed by the urantia book posted in questions about the urantia papers. Sprunger says, in writing this abridgement, i had in mind ministers and others who are interested in the urantia book but will not take the time to read the entire book. The unauthorized, untold story of what may have been the most important happening of the twentieth century. The means by which the papers were materialized was unique and is unknown to any living person. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. It is basically a new age alien rewriting of earth history, how the bible is not true as it has always been know, who jesus was really, whence he came really, what his message was really, etc. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. Jun 10, 2009 the unnamed contactee was wilfred a nephew of w. Original 1955 version aka, guardian plates, 600dpi djvu files. Bible urantia book crossreference resource over, 000. The urantia book front page parts of the booktitles of the paperscontents of the book foreword part 1. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe.
The urantia book detailed contents of the urantia book the titles of the papers part i. These papers differ from all previous revelations, for they are not the work of a single universe personality but a composite presentation by many beings. According to gardner, there are so many gods in the urantia book that its polytheism puts greek and hindu mythology to shame. The book and its publishers do not name a human author.
Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. The view of jesus presented in the urantia book is equally disturbing and unbiblical. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the urantia book. A history of the urantia papers by larry mullins with dr. The humans into whose hands the papers were delivered are now deceased.
The urantia book kindle edition by multiple authors. The original text contains no visuals so weve added some for your enjoyment. The urantia book on extraterrestrials evolving souls. If its not the revelation it claims to be and instead. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955. I am amazed by the urantia book questions about the urantia. The urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation. Titles of the papers urantia book urantia foundation. The contact personality sometimes also known as the sleeping.
The urantia book emphasizes that despite its dark history, urantia has been the beneficiary of much good. Kellogg, the cornflake king, an identification gardner first made in 1991. Sadler, who taught at chicagos mccormick theological seminary. It is basically a new age alien rewriting of earth history, how the bible is not true as it has always been know, who jesus was really. The first edition of this novel was published in 1955, and was written by urantia foundation. The british study edition of the urantia papers vol 1 of 2 by ed. Ive been reading the urantia book for almost two years, and i see no radical conflict between the urantia book and my catholic faith. The urantia book is not a complete religion, like others described in this. The ub fellowship was founded in 1955 as the urantia brotherhood and is an association of people who say they have been inspired by the transformative teachings of the ub. The urantia book wikisource, the free online library. We are told in the urantia book in paper 84 that woman. Titles of the urantia book papers urantia book urantia foundation. A book authored by celestial beings, or angels if you will.
The urantia book this text conforms to urantia standard reference text committee 2008 recommendations this text displays the standard referencing system numbers. Download the urantia papers the complete pdf ebook. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. The great cult mystery christian research institute. Professor lewis drew freely from our history as well as a dozen other sources for her commentary.